2023 – Page 373 – Americana UK

Live Review: Lucinda Williams and Buick 6 + L.A. Edwards, The Barbican, London – 21st January 2023

January 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

According to social media posts from those who have seen Lucinda Williams’ current shows, she and her band are on top form. Here at AUK we’ve been lucky enough to have had reporters at two of […]

Josh Ritter announces album by releasing TWO new singles

January 27, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Renowned singer, songwriter, musician, artist and best-selling author Josh Ritter will release his new album, ‘Spectral Lines‘, on April 28th via Thirty Tigers. In advance of the release, two album tracks have debuted this week: ‘Sawgrass‘ […]

Jim Basnight “Blow Your Life Away” – you’re going to be a musician?

January 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Wow, dear reader, this has been a busy week – Americana Fest is two things, really enjoyable and knackering. The things we do for you, right? We’re music nerd saints and no doubts about it. So […]

Video: Jaimee Harris “The Fair and Dark Haired Lad”

January 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the moody new single from Jamiee Harris. ‘The Fair and Dark Haired Lad’ is a co-write with Dirk Powell (Joan Baez, Rhiannon Giddens) and Katrine Noel (Les Hay Babies) that began as a conversation about […]

Americana Music Association (UK) Announces Award Winners

January 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

By the miracle of the electric railway your dedicated late night news reporter was able to hot-foot (hot-rail?) it from London’s Hackney Empire where the AMA-UK Awards show was held on Thursday night and get back […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Kasey Chambers - The Captain
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Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
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Third World - Journey to Addis
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Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Videos

Video: Marcus King “Hardworking Man”

June 9, 2022 0

‘Hardworking Man’ is a blast of searing guitars and chugging drums. Marcus King finds himself in some trouble in this new video. A factory worker who gets involved in a heist with a beautiful woman only […]

Album Reviews

Blair Dunlop “Out of the Rain”

May 29, 2024 1

A bright new slice of UK-born Americana. ‘Out of the Rain’ is Blair Dunlop’s fifth album, but the first since 2018’s poignant, somewhat downbeat ‘Notes From an Island’. As such, the new offering appears distinctly more […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Lee Squires “Good Team”

April 28, 2025 0

From the opening notes on guitar, the new single from Lee Squires is an absorbing, memorable musical tale. In ‘Good Team’, The instrumental layers are warm and beautifully composed and arranged. Squires’ understated voice and low […]

Year: 2023

Live Review: Lucinda Williams and Buick 6 + L.A. Edwards, The Barbican, London – 21st January 2023

Josh Ritter announces album by releasing TWO new singles

Jim Basnight “Blow Your Life Away” – you’re going to be a musician?

Video: Jaimee Harris “The Fair and Dark Haired Lad”

Americana Music Association (UK) Announces Award Winners

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour